[1] Afterward, he attended Indiana University, where he received the Big Ten Conference Most Valuable Player award twice, in 1957 and 1958.

[1] Dees is one of three people (the others being Jerry Lucas and Scott May) to have received multiple Big Ten MVP honors.

[1] When he graduated in 1958, Dees was drafted as the second-overall pick by the Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association.

[2] He went on to play four seasons in the league with the Royals, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Packers, and St. Louis Hawks.

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